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If your birds are laying, there shouldn't be any blood feathers. It will go easier with two people, one to hold the bird, and the other to cut the feathers. Here is the paragraph from my duck book describing how it is done.

In general, these breeds of birds don't fly. I have 4 WH and 1 white layer who can't get over a 2 foot fence. If you need to keep them in, just trim the outer wing feathers (the longest 5 or so) of 1 side and this will keep them grounded until the next molt. Where did you get them? I'm curious...

I came for the prescheduled check up, and the whole vets office was upset by the news. Everyone had been more evolved that I realized. The vet could find no immediate cause, and said that everything else looked and felt better. I asked for a necropsy, which will happen later tonight, but it may...

She passed away last night. I don't know how or why, I just know that she had become lethargic and very sleepy since Sunday. We we're suppose to get the stitches removed at the vets this morning, just a normal check up, but yesterday she became increasingly weaker until finally, she couldn't...

It's not connected through her throat. It's in the back of her neck, but disappears behind the bandage. I was expecting it to be through the mouth too, but I guess that's not most efficient. She hasn't objected yet to tube feeding. Once she settles down on my lap and starts playing with my coat...

Update, The blendtec on smoothie cycle did an awesome job with the feed. No obstructions in the syringe this time, and it was comfortably warmed up by the process.

I Brought her home today from the vet, along with an arsenal of syringes, antibiotic, prozyme, and bandages. Her neck is warm and tender by her incision, and she has to wear a bandage to keep her enlarged crop in place while it heals. She looks a lot better though, and the vets reported an...

I've been updated by the vet, and she removed about five handfuls of matted grass from the crop/stomach. Dr. inserted a feeding tube, sewed my goose up, and she woke up fine. I think they're still going to do a fecal test for worms, but tomorrow I take her home. I will have to feed her by tube...

Well, I researched crop impaction and called Mr. Holderread, and apparently it's very easy for Dewlap Toulouse to get impacted. They have a more susceptible digestive systems than other breeds. I decided to go for treatment, and just answered a call from the vet saying they weren't able to...

At the vets right now, and it is a definite crop impaction, x-rays show it's but not caused by hardware disease. The vet expects amyloidosis, which is lethal, and the only hopeful option is to clean out the crop, insert a feeding tube, deworming, and hope she fully recovers. $1.5k. The other...

The vet says she suspects crop impaction, but I will need to bring her in to be sure. My goose book, Domestic Geese, suggested giving water diluted baking soda 3 times a day, so Mel is back in the garage getting special attention. It looks like we'll be able to see the vet tomorrow, so we'll...

I just went down to shut them up and felt her keel carefully. It's hard. I've emailed my avian vet to see what she says. This is the second time Mel has been sick this winter. Last month it was some kind of food poisoning.

She hatched in 2012, so not that old. Thanks for the lead, I'll research bloating and see what helps.

Hi everyone, Has anyone ever heard of/encountered a swollen or enlarged keel on a goose? My oldest goose, Mel, just recovered from food poisoning a couple weeks ago, but now she is back in the corner, wouldn't come out of the house today, and is hardly eating. I picked her up to...

My bad, that was suppose to read six months without eggs.

So if you have five hens and one roo or drake, how do you feed them separate? I have tried flock raiser with supplemented oyster shell, but went month without any eggs until recently switching to Leyena. A separate question, would you recommend flock raiser or start and grow as a maintenance...

Do you recommend feeding Leyena to flocks of both laying and non-laying birds? Such as ducks and drakes, or laying hens and bantams? What about during molts? It's hard to make sure everyone is getting proper nutrition when they all seem to have different needs. Thanks, Dwen

Does she sit on the nest at night? Do you want her to hatch them? Eggs won't freeze unless it gets below 32 in the nest, so if she is sitting on them at night, or if it isn't going to get below freezing yet, you're ok. if not, and you want to save them, bring in all but 2 or 3, and then when she...

The symptoms match gap worm, but I don't think its parasites. He seems to be getting better and gaining back some weight with the new diet and supplements. If he plateaus, I will look into meds again. I'm not sure exactly how much he weighs since our scale is broken, so I just compare him to his...

I'm leaning toward African. Chinese are very small geese-(relatively)- with an upright, tippy-toed stance, a super thin neck, and a high, squeaky honk. African are bigger and thicker (like yours) and have a throatier voice. How heavy is it? (compared to your other birds) Chinese are also more...